Says recreational path helps bring tourists to region

By Molly McPherson news@seacoastonline.com
February 07, 2013 2:00 AM

SOUTH BERWICK, Maine — The Eastern Trail Alliance is hoping to build new off-road trails to replace the current on-road sections of the trail located in town.

Members of the group recently met with the Town Council to discuss the trail improvements. Carole Brush, executive director of the alliance, thanked the town for its continued support of the alliance’s efforts and offered assistance in seeking money to help pay for the design and construction of the new trails.

“South Berwick had been particularly loyal in looking for ways to get the trail funded and built,” Brush said.

The 65-mile Eastern Trail, which is the southern Maine section of the East Coast Greenway trail, connects South Portland to Kittery. However, none of the 22 miles of off-road trails are in southern York County.

“Maine needs new trails,” said Anita Rosencrantz, South Berwick’s representative on the Eastern Trail Management District, a group of volunteers representing towns throughout Maine that abut the trail.

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